New Moon in Aries: Are you ready to create a powerful new beginning?

Creating a treasure map
The term “treasure map” was coined by astrologer Buz Meyers, who suggested making a collage (treasure map) on the first day of Spring (when the sun moves into Aries) to visualize your intentions for the next twelve months. Sound familiar? The “treasure map” is basically a vision board, created in conjunction with the timing of the planets.

Astrologer Jan Spiller, in her book New Moon Astrology: The Secret of Astrological Timing to Make All Your Dreams Come True actually says it’s most beneficial to create this “treasure map” when the moon first enters Aries. She writes,

For centuries farmers the world over have known to plant their crops by the cycles of the Moon. The Moon moves rapidly through the constellations of the zodiac, and aligns with the Sun (conjoins) once approximately every twenty-nine and a half days. This is called the New Moon…The New Moon is a time that promotes all forms of growth, and anything initiated on those days will be met with rapid growth…

Spiller has experimented with making wishes during the New Moon over a period of many decades. And, next week, I’ll be sharing the details of her discoveries and how to apply them each month when the Moon is new again. Also, I’ll explain how to find the 3-5 weeks each year when your wishes are more “potent”.

Strong New Beginnings
For today, however, we’ll focus on the upcoming New Moon in Aries. While each New Moon is “fruitful for strong new beginnings,” the New Moon is Aries is especially powerful as Aries is the first astrological sign in the zodiac.  The sign of Aries is associated with new beginnings, action, assertiveness, authenticity, exploration, self-reliance, courage, leadership, strength…you get the idea!

Spiller would argue that creating a vision board (or, treasure map) while the New Moon is in Aries is much more effective than one you’d make on or around January 1 because in making one with the New Moon, you are working with the timing of the planets.

A few rules to follow:

Don’t start your treasure map until the New Moon is actually in Aries.

Create your treasure map during the first 48 hours that the New Moon is in Aries.

If that’s not possible, it’s better to be late than early. The Moon must be in Aries for this to work.

It is ok to assemble your materials – posterboard, glue, scissors, magazines  – ahead of time.

Use your intuition for choosing and placing the pictures on your board.

New Moon wishing is more “Yin” (characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, and passive; and is associated with water, earth, the moon, femininity and nighttime)  than affirmations or resolutions. Think about what you wish to occur; wish to receive, wish to experience, and let your inner voice guide you. If an image you choose doesn’t “feel” right, then don’t include it.  If an image comes to you while working on this, but you don’t see it anywhere, it’s ok to head to the computer to find it. Just make sure your intuition and not your “logic” is guiding you. For example, if you go in thinking, “I want to include pictures of money” but the pictures you see don’t “feel” right – then leave them out. Maybe you’ll be guided towards different images of “prosperity.”

You may be surprised by what you learn!
This map or board is a great way to not only manifest your deepest desires, but to also learn what those deepest desires really are! A few years ago, I did this, thinking that I would include pictures of couples (I’m single). But, none of the pictures appealed to me. It felt like I was forcing myself when I tried to place them on my board. From this, I learned that deep down, I wanted to stay single for a while longer.

Finally, I understand if you’re skeptical but it doesn’t hurt to try, does it? Being skeptical doesn’t affect the efficacy. (I know from experience!)

Do you have any questions or suggestions? Feel free to leave them below. And if you want to share your finished product, stop by here or the facebook fan page and leave a photo!